A Cohesive Team versus Heroic Individuals – Which is Better?

One of my SAS colleagues in India, Ashit Panjwani, was recently quoted about half way into an article in India’s IT Weekly, Express Computer, “Leading through Enterprise Performance Management (EPM).” — Ashit is under the subheading “Getting the Right Tool.” What I liked about this article is that the author shifted from describing the standard fluff and shallow rhetoric about EPM in the first half to get to the key point. Ashit explains it well, by answering how you do it. That is, how do you implement EPM?

One argument I could have with Ashit (and I believe dissent and debate are healthy for organizations up to a point) is a term he used. He says, “By adding clear strategies to the mix (of best practices), your employees will swim together towards common goals.” I would have used a rowing crew analogy for employees instead of individual swimmers.

Why are teams important to me?

One of my SAS colleagues in India, Ashit Panjwani, was recently quoted about half way into an article in India’s IT Weekly, Express Computer, “Leading through Enterprise Performance Management (EPM).” — Ashit is under the subheading “Getting the Right Tool.” What I liked about this article is that the author shifted from describing the standard fluff and shallow rhetoric about EPM in the first half to get to the key point. Ashit explains it well, by answering how you do it. That is, how do you implement EPM?

One argument I could have with Ashit (and I believe dissent and debate are healthy for organizations up to a point) is a term he used. He says, “By adding clear strategies to the mix (of best practices), your employees will swim together towards common goals.” I would have used a rowing crew analogy for employees instead of individual swimmers.

Why are teams important to me?